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General Education at Purdue University Northwest

General Education at Purdue University Northwest

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general education program at Purdue University Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest General Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Education

Purdue Northwest General Education Rankings

General Education Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at Purdue University Northwest.

Purdue Northwest General Education Master’s Program

92% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of general education master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general education master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a master's in general education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University Northwest.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Education Professors 1,540 $70,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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